STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1597

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1250

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1250, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to assist substitute teachers of the Department of Education (DOE) by:

(1) Requiring the Board of Education (BOE) to develop a classification and compensation plan for substitute teachers' pay commensurate with their educational training and academic experience; and

(2) Providing an unspecified amount of funds for possible salary adjustments for public school substitute teachers.

The Hawaii State Teachers Association, Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, Substitute Teachers Professional Alliance, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. Numerous concerned individuals supported this measure with amendments. The Governor, DOE, and many concerned individuals supported the intent of this bill. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the effective date of the new substitute teachers' pay schedule based on the classification and compensation plan from January 25, 2005, to July 1, 2005;

(2) Requiring that the classification and compensation plan be prepared and approved by the BOE no later than December 31, 2005, rather than August 1, 2005;

(3) Providing a classification and compensation schedule to be considered by the BOE, which includes three different classes of individuals based on specific criteria, including educational training and academic experience;

(4) Requiring the individuals in each class, other than retired DOE teachers, to take a substitute training course during their first year of employment and refresher courses every five years thereafter, and requiring retired DOE teachers to take a refresher course on the tenth year after retirement and every 10 years thereafter;

(5) Preserving the original per diem rate, derived from the annual rate and based on a formula;

(6) Changing the effective date of the provision for possible salary adjustments for substitute teachers to July 1, 2005, rather than January 25, 2005;

(7) Changing the effective date of the measure to July 1, 2010, to promote further discussion; and

(8) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1250, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1250, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair